Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Breeding sheep sale, Monday 14 September 2026
- Store lambs £130/head* mart average
An entry of 4050 sheep on Monday night sold with a slightly improved trade. Store Lambs topped at £140 for 25 Texels from Dundarave, Bushmills and Ewe Lambs to £212 for 12 Cheviots from N & J Murray, Cushendall and Breeding Sheep reached £310 for 6 Milfords presented by A & I Wilson, Glenarm.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 14 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 19 lots | £130 | £125 to £140 | 557 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots
19 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £140 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £139 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £134 |
| Store lambs | 6 | SUF | £134 |
| Store lambs | 44 | TEX | £134 |
| Store lambs | 13 | TEX | £133 |
| Store lambs | 1 | CV | £132 |
| Store lambs | 12 | CV | £132 |
| Store lambs | 42 | TEX | £132 |
| Store lambs | 45 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 50 | TEX | £129 |
| Store lambs | 15 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £128 |
| Store lambs | 11 | CH | £127 |
| Store lambs | 53 | TEX | £127 |
| Store lambs | 25 | TEX | £127 |
| Store lambs | 43 | TEX | £127 |
| Store lambs | 42 | TEX | £125 |
| Store lambs | 40 | TEX | £125 |
The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.
Source
Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.ballymenalivestockmarket.com. Fetched 16 September 2026.